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Population Health and Statistics
Population Health And Statistics UAC Code 757648
The double major in Population Health and Statistics enables
students to pursue two options for their career or further
study. The combination of majors is particularly relevant
for students who may wish to work in the area of health surveillance,
survey work, research or health services planning. This combination
of study areas is unique to the University of Wollongong and
reflects an area of high demand in the population health field.
Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge
Domestic School Leavers are assumed to have completed at least
2 units of English at HSC level. International students are
required to have achieved an IELTS score of 6.0 with at least
6.0 in reading and writing, and at least 5.0 in listening
and speaking. Alternative pathways exist for mature age domestic
students.
Students should consult the information in the Informatics
Faculty Handbook concerning Assumed Knowledge and Recommended
Studies for entry into the Statistics major.
Double Major
The double major in Population Health and Statistics consists
of a minimum of 144 credit points, which comprises all of
the subjects in each of the individual majors. If students
wish to undertake honours in statistics at the end of the
double major degree, additional subjects are required.
For the Bachelor of Science Double Major in Population Health
and Statistics the following subjects must be undertaken:
| 100 Level |
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Credit Points |
| ABST150 |
Introduction to Aboriginal Australia |
6 |
| BMS103 |
Human Growth, Nutrition and
Exercise |
6 |
| MATH187 |
Mathematics 1A Part 1 |
6 |
| MATH188 |
Mathematics 1A Part2 |
6 |
| POP101 |
Population health - current
health issues & their determinants |
6 |
| STAT131 |
Understanding variation and
uncertainty |
6 |
| POP103 |
Introduction to Health Behaviour Change |
6 |
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Plus one elective.
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| 200-Level |
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| POP201 |
Contemporary population health
problems |
6 |
| POP202 |
Promoting healthy lifestyles |
6 |
| POP203 |
Health policy and service structure |
6 |
| POP204 |
Epidemiology |
6 |
| STAT231 |
Probability and random variables |
6 |
| STAT232 |
Estimation and hypothesis testing |
6 |
| And at least one 200-level MATH
subject (MATH201,
MATH202
MATH203,
MATH204,
MATH212,
MATH222,
MATH291,
MATH292,
MATH293
or MATH294). |
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| 300-Level |
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| POP301 |
Project and program design,
management and evaluation |
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| POP302 |
Analysis and interpretation
of evidence |
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| POP332 |
Population health project B |
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| STAT304 |
Operations research and applied
probability |
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| STAT332 |
Multiple regression and time
series |
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| STAT333 |
Statistical reference and multivariate
analysis |
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| STAT335 |
Sample surveys and experimental
design |
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| STAT355 |
Sample surveys and experimental design
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